Slides _ M3.1 Enculturation Cultural Learning.pdf

M3.1 Enculturation: Cultural Learning [pictures from unsplash.com if not otherwise mentioned] Humans and Cultural Learning Why are we so good at cultural learning? We have acquired the ability to share intentions Shared intentionality predisposes us for complex cooperation (Tomasello) From: htt...

M3.1 Enculturation: Cultural Learning [pictures from unsplash.com if not otherwise mentioned] Humans and Cultural Learning Why are we so good at cultural learning? We have acquired the ability to share intentions Shared intentionality predisposes us for complex cooperation (Tomasello) From: https://www.cogneurosociety.org/its-all-relative-cooperation-makes-people-a-special-type-of-ape/ Enculturation and Socialization Enculturation and Socialization Enculturation and Socialization Universal: Humans want to be competent, productive adults and members of their group Culture-specific: … what it means to be competent and productive. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory Source: Santrock, J. W. (2007). Child Development. Eleventh edition. NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Reprinted with permission. What have we covered? Shared intentionality is relevant for cultural development Enculturation and Socialization are the processes through which humans acquire the rules of their societies and cultures We can distinguish layers of ecological contexts that are relevant for (cultural) development